I have a command used for writing screenplays in Fountain called "new character <dictation>" that basically goes like this:

 

SendKeys "{Enter 2}"
SendKeys  UCase ListVar1
SendKeys "{Enter}"

The idea is that if I utter "new character John" then the output will be 2 linebreaks, JOHN, and then 1 more line break.

 

Now, after this command, I want the following text--which is uttered normally, rather than through a command – to be capitalized like the beginning of a sentence would be.

 

JOHN
This is my next sentence

 

However, unless I manually say "cap" to capitalize the first word of the next utterance, this is what I get:

 

JOHN
this is my next sentence

 

I see that elsewhere on the forum, people have controlled the capitalization of utterances following commands by using HeardWord "\cap"

This works, but it's slow. If I start dictating speech quickly after the command, then the HeardWord doesn't always register.

 

Is there some other way to control capitalization?

 

 

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Dragon Professional Individual v15.6. Windows 10. Knowbrainer 2017.

Assuming you are using KnowBrainer 2017 or 2020 this capability is built into the Line <dictation> command. Our approach would be to dictate “John” followed by dictating Line <this is my next sentence> which presses {Enter} and types “This is my next sentence”. The advantage is that your cursor does not have to be at the end of the word “John”. This is simply a different approach which you may or may not find appealing.

Perhaps an even easier solution, which does not require a command, would be to change Dragon's Vocabulary Editor Inline new line command properties to work like the new paragraph command; which in our opinion, should have been the default setting. After you make this change, you can say “John new line this is my next sentence” to produce the following:

John
This is my next sentence

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Whenever I create a new profile, I always change the properties of "new line" so that the first letter of the next word is capitalized. Do this, and then try the following modified version your script. It seems to work reliably and quickly:

Sub Main
SendKeys "{Enter 2}"
SendKeys UCase ListVar1
HeardWord "\new-line"
End Sub

Nuance regularly changes the HeardWord syntax of "words" with spoken forms only such as "new line," "cap," etc. The above will work in Dragon Individual 15.61, but no guarantees this syntax will be correct in the next version of Dragon... Assuming there will be a next version, given that Microsoft is taking over the shop!